Hyperconverged infrastructure FAQ.Straight answers about clusters and support.

HCI combines compute and storage in every node and pools the storage across the cluster with software such as Ceph, vSAN or Storage Spaces Direct. You grow by adding nodes instead of buying a separate storage array.

Three nodes is the usual minimum for high availability. It is often paired with a backup node and a firewall in a custom footprint of a few rack units.

Yes. We plan and run migrations to Proxmox VE or Hyper-V, or keep you on vSphere with a cleaner footprint.

Yes, through colocation in Chicago. We can also manage it for you.

You get a fixed monthly price per rack build, quoted after a free design session. No egress fees, no per-request storage charges and no surprise tiers.

Proxmox VE with Ceph, which we recommend, plus VMware vSAN and Hyper-V with Storage Spaces Direct. There is no licensing lock-in.

Yes. We place hyperconverged clusters in our metro data centers in Chicago, Ashburn and Los Angeles, or in the colocation facility you already use, and manage them around the clock.

Yes. We set up private connections to AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute and Google Cloud Interconnect, with options confirmed per provider and metro during design. We also handle migration and replication in either direction.

Single-tenant hardware, private VLANs, a location you can name, immutable backups and out-of-band management access are designed to support HIPAA and PCI requirements.

U.S.-based engineers are available 24/7/365 by ticket and phone. The people who built your cluster answer, and they handle monitoring, patching and hardware replacement.

Yes. Every internet-facing resource includes 4 Gbps of DDoS protection, upgradeable if you need more.